RecruitingNCT05759637

Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Cortisol Excess


Sponsor

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Enrollment

3,200 participants

Start Date

May 6, 2022

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The present observational cross-sectional study is aimed to assess: the hidden hypercortisolism (HidHyCo) prevalence in a sample of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients and the clinical characteristics more frequently associated with the HidHyCo presence and the HidHyCo prevalence in an adequate sample of obese patients without T2D and the clinical characteristics more frequently associated with the HidHyCo presence.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

  • patients with T2D and Obesity

Exclusion Criteria6

  • pregnancy/breast feeding,
  • sleep apnea,
  • prepuberal onset of hypertension, hormonal hypersecreting adrenal mass,
  • symptoms of hypercortisolism;
  • already known secondary hypertension;
  • conditions associated with increased hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, -severe autoimmune/rheumatologic and hematologic diseases, alcoholism, kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate \<60)

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST1mg DST

measurement of cortisol levels after 1 mg of dexamethasone (DST) at 11 pm


Locations(5)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Milan, Italy

Niguarda Hospital

Milan, Italy

Campus Bio-Medico University

Roma, Italy

University of Siena

Siena, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine

Udine, Italy

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